Chapter 520: News from the Holy Palace

The Shadow Demon King was stunned as he listened to their conversation.

It was as if Ye Wushuang’s promise was so monumentally important that the Taoo Hua Fairy would willingly forsake a Supreme Sacred Secret—the kind of secret that even Nirvana Great Powers would go mad for!

A Supreme Sacred Secret! That was a Cultivation Technique from a Saint Sage, enough to serve as the foundation for a Major Influence!

And she had traded it away for a few promises from Ye Wushuang!

It was an absolutely unbelievable turn of events. If word got out, likely no one would believe it.

’Just who in the world was Ye Wushuang?’

The Shadow Demon King had thought he knew a little about Ye Wushuang, but he was only now discovering that he didn’t understand him in the slightest.

Having obtained two promises from Ye Wushuang, the Taoo Hua Fairy looked as though she had acquired an Unparalleled Divine Object, a delighted smile blossoming on her beautiful face.

It was a smile that held all the playful charm of a young maiden!

"In that case, adding the one request Young Master Ye promised me before, that means Young Master Ye now owes me three requests," the Taoo Hua Fairy said.

Ye Wushuang couldn’t fathom what this woman was thinking. "Do you have a request for me now?" he asked.

He had no desire to get drawn into this any further. ’I need to replenish the Spirit Core’s energy and activate the War Fortress as soon as possible.’

"For my first request, I want her—your maid!" The Taoo Hua Fairy’s gaze fell upon Lan Xinyu.

’The Taoo Hua Fairy wants Lan Xinyu?’

But Ye Wushuang’s expression immediately darkened.

"Then you’d better make a different request. She may be my maid, but she’s also my friend. She is not a piece of cargo, and she’s certainly not something you can just demand."

Ye Wushuang’s voice was frigid, and he was disgusted by her words.

Lan Xinyu had shielded him from deadly attacks several times. He had long since come to see her as a friend; how could he allow anyone to humiliate and trample on her dignity?

"Young Master!"

Hearing Ye Wushuang call her a friend, Lan Xinyu’s heart trembled. Her beautiful eyes shimmered with unshed tears, and she was moved beyond words.

’A maid, a person of the lowliest status, was considered a friend by Ye Wushuang!’

’What more could she ask for? Being his friend was enough!’

The Shadow Demon King and the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc exchanged strange looks. If it had been either of them, they would have abandoned a mere maid without the slightest hesitation.

But Ye Wushuang hadn’t, which surprised them both.

"Young Master, you misunderstand my intentions," the Taoo Hua Fairy explained. "I was merely saying that this young lady’s constitution is suitable for cultivating the Five Spirits Profound Heart Technique. I would like her to cultivate with me. I mean nothing else by it."

"Moreover, if this young lady returns with me to the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom Spring, she will be my sister. I will personally guarantee that no one will bully her, and I will provide her with Cultivation Resources."

The Taoo Hua Fairy explained.

"I am your maid for life, Young Master," Lan Xinyu declared immediately, her eyes fixed firmly on Ye Wushuang. "I will only follow you."

Ye Wushuang contemplated the Taoo Hua Fairy’s words.

Then, he looked at Lan Xinyu and sighed to himself.

’My path is fraught with danger. I could die on this blood-soaked road at any moment. How can I protect Lan Xinyu then?’

’She has already almost died several times just by following me.’

’Lan Xinyu is a good woman. I don’t want to be the cause of her demise.’

’If she stays in the Peach Blossom Spring, she will have a peaceful home and ample Cultivation Resources. Staying here is her best option.’

"Can you guarantee her safety?"

Ye Wushuang stared at the Taoo Hua Fairy.

"Young Master, I just want to stay by your side!" Lan Xinyu’s face turned deathly pale upon hearing Ye Wushuang’s question, and she spoke with desperation.

"I know! But partings are inevitable. It is time for us to go our separate ways!"

Ye Wushuang looked up at the sky and added, "Even I cannot see what my future holds. The path ahead is an Asura’s blood road. I could fall dead on it at any time. I can’t even guarantee my own safety, let alone yours. You need a place of peace!"

Ye Wushuang’s voice was filled with a profound world-weariness.

His path was too difficult. Before him lay powerful enemies and a bloody Hell, and he had no idea how far he could make it.

He had already seen through life and death, but the one thing he couldn’t let go of was his family. They were his ties to this world, his one deep-seated obsession.

For them, he had to fight with every fiber of his being to survive!

Sensing Ye Wushuang’s frank acceptance of life and death, everyone present felt their hearts tremble.

They couldn’t imagine how many unimaginable life-and-death struggles this young man had endured to forge such profoundly weary and deep-set eyes.

"Rest assured, Young Master Ye," the Taoo Hua Fairy said, her own emotions stirred by his. "I will not allow Miss Lan to suffer any grievances."

Ye Wushuang nodded, then said to Lan Xinyu, "If fate allows, we will meet again."

With a faint smile, Ye Wushuang gave Lan Xinyu the Ancient Medicine King he had confiscated from the Shadow Demon King, then turned and left.

Lan Xinyu clutched the Storage Ring, her eyes fixed on Ye Wushuang’s retreating figure. She didn’t cry.

Only after his back had completely disappeared from view did her tears finally begin to fall.

"Cultivate diligently," the Taoo Hua Fairy said from the side. "Become strong. Then you can find him and help him."

"Become strong!"

Hearing those two words, Lan Xinyu’s eyes filled with determination.

Ye Wushuang suppressed his emotions and led the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc and the Shadow Demon King back to the inn.

On the street outside the inn, a middle-aged man in martial attire stepped in front of him.

The man’s aura was incredibly powerful; he was an expert at the Half-Step Nirvana Realm!

"I am Luo Tian, Captain of the Holy Palace’s Shadow Secret Guard," the man said. "May I ask if you are Young Master Ye Wushuang?"

’Holy Palace?’

Hearing this, Ye Wushuang frowned in thought for a moment before nodding.

"Young Master Ye, I am here on the orders of Princess Qingxue!" said Luo Tian.

’Senior Sister Qingxue?’

Ye Wushuang’s eyes flashed. ’Dii Qingxue is back in the Holy City!’

"Does she have a message for me?"

Ye Wushuang asked Luo Tian.

Luo Tian said, "Young Master Ye, it is like this: His Majesty the Great Emperor is seeking a husband for the Princess. The Princess, knowing you are in the Holy City, wants you to participate."

"Seeking a husband?" Ye Wushuang’s gaze darkened.

"Correct. The selection will be held in three days. The Princess insists that you attend. She said that if you do not go, she will kill you... and then kill herself."

Luo Tian replied. The last sentence made Ye Wushuang’s heart shudder.

"Go back and tell her I will be there." Ye Wushuang cast a profound glance in the direction of the Holy Palace.

Luo Tian bowed with a cupped fist and departed.

Ye Wushuang returned to the inn and went into his room.

He read through the Talisman Introduction Treasure Manual once, then turned his attention to the Five Elements Void Stone.

The Five Elements Void Stone was a treasure that contained the Power of the Five Elements, making it the best material for refining the Illusionary Destruction Five Elements Sword Formation.

Lady Xiangg had mentioned that integrating a Five Elements object with the Illusionary Destruction Five Elements Sword Formation could enhance the Sword Array’s power to the point where slaying a Nirvana Powerhouse would be no issue.

Therefore, Ye Wushuang was eager to try it and began the Refinement of the Five Elements Void Stone.

He spent the entire night and well into the next afternoon before he finally emerged from his room.

In his hand, he held a Sword-Shaped Token: the very token that now contained the fusion of the Five Elements Void Stone and the Illusionary Destruction Five Elements Sword Formation.

"I’ll save this for the Zong Family,"

he mused, looking at the token in his hand. A vicious light glinted in his eyes. The fact that they had dared to besiege his father had enraged him to his very core.